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Definitions for Repechage
[1] (in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race each other, with the winner advancing to the finals.
[2] a heat of a competition, esp in rowing or fencing, in which eliminated contestants have another chance to qualify for the next round or the final
Words nearby Repechage
repeat oneself, repeated, repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm, repechage, repel, repellent, repent, repentance, repentant
Origin of Repechage
1925–30; < French repêchage second chance, equivalent to repêch(er ) to fish up again (re- re- + pêcher to fish; Middle French, Old French pescher < Vulgar Latin *piscāre, Latin piscārī, derivative of piscis fish) + -age -age
Word origin for Repechage
C19: from French repêchage literally: fishing out again, from re- + pêcher to fish + -age